Jason Harwin, the National Police Chiefs Council drugs lead, told the Home Affairs Committee Wednesday that the 1,382 reports, made in less than six months, represent a widespread problem
The Commons Home Affairs Committee heard that needle spiking has become more common post-lockdown, but victims and premises are reluctant to report cases.
Mims Davies MP, 46, explained she had to be carried home after finding an unidentifiable black substance in her glass while out drinking with friends in Haywards Heath, West Sussex.